Transcription of essential cell division genes is linked to chromosome replication in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 909-916

  Liu, G ^a   Begg, K ^a   Geddes, A ^a   Donachie, W D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; NALIDIXIC ACID; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REC A RECOMBINASES; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; THYMIDINE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034995686     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02434.x     Document Type: Article

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